The documentary follows township crews from the Cape Flats to Mamelodi and beyond as they perform, laugh, philosophise and rehearse ahead of The Red Bull Beat Battle. The stunning dance scenes are infectious – quite literally world-beating. Anyone who has ever cringed at some of SA’s Got Talent fools should see this. Backed by an electric, eclectic soundtrack, “The African Cypher” stands as an important barometer of what’s going on in the most important dance laboratory of them all – the street.